Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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